She is the Air National Guard assistant to the commander of Air Education and Training Command and now Maj. Gen. LaRita Aragon. Aragon, who was the first woman to reach star rank in the Oklahoma ANG, received her second star on Dec. 22 at the state capitol, reports the Shawnee News-Star.
Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, held meetings with defense leaders from the Philippines, Japan, and South Korea during a trip to the Indo-Pacific this week.